The Sun. — London, England, 1838-08-27 00:00:00

t -IVINDSOR.-SUNDAY. te ,d a y Lord and Lady Barham and Lvrd and Lady Al.. r i. jce to ok their depa r tu r e , his the Queett 'attended Divine ,seri.'d pi St. boie _ gi :orn-n c har . Her Majesty was accemtkalUd Royal veorg e ss t he Duchess of Kent. okni.t attended by the M' o f Ncrmanby, Lchzen, Lord T0..4 to dlioneLolonel Cavendish, Lady Gardiner, ty e Misses es „ an d Pitt, Major Keppell. awl the Hon. MruMur. 3fur",,i e e, Boyce in C. was 'hatinted by th e Rev. HBrayt. The ; the " Sanctus" arid respon ses , Jomelli't to C ; C ; the anthem, " Oh, where shall wisdokii be f " iOng /3 : 1 , 0 , wa s well sung by M asters R o d e and Brian )" ' d Pr. H ar ris, Hill, and Mitchell. The Hon. and V er Revs mesV can o f Windsor, assist e d b y the Rev. 11r, Prohy,y bill tbe " d ' at the altar. D The former p reac h ed an admirable c i a te froin the 13th . sa l m , Ist verse. Mrs Elvey (M us . Ba s e " ) ri oo i d e d at the organ. re- R o yal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal ifencgs the Princess .A.titilep Princessstaatl,ro gmore this morning. il e yal Highnes s Augusta att en d e d morn eryiee at the Winds or p ar i s h church. ringTrle 1 Diu 5C T e rrace :vas crowd e d w i t h fashionables. The bands 4f t h e joya es and Lif e G uards were present. ••••••••••••••••••••...........- COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke and Duchess of C am b r id ge and Prince George I b r idge . paid a visit to h er M ajesty the Queen Dowagcr 0 1 1 74 , . atur d a y, in Bushy Park. Their Royal Highnesses dined O f : 1 1 ,'" her Majesty. oat"; de putation, respecting the Colonial Bank , composed of Jrvin,g, M. P., Mr. Ca van , M r. M'Garel, N Mr. Master 31r. M r . - A. Stewart, Mr. P. M. t ewart, and Mr. Charles To Calvert , h ad an in terview with Lord Gl enc l g an d t h e Chan inf the Exchequer, in Do' vn i ng - street, on Saturday. ce iv)r Dispatches from Sir William Nicolay, Governor of the Mau . w ere received yesterday, at the Colonial-office. P r ussian Minister transacted business on Saturday, at he Foreign- office. t i n ncs had in interview with Lord Glenelg, at the Co.t dal-office, on Saturday. Dispatches from Paris were received yesterday, at the Fo ;e-office' r e l ll f, John Wood, Chairman of the Stamps, had an interview ith t h e Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday. piar;,atches were sent off cn Saturday evening from the Colonial -office, for the Governor of Gibraltar. i t courier, with dispatches from Pa r i s f or C oun t S e b ast i an i , _ o i r ed at the French Embassy, in M a n c h es t er - square , on Sa turday evening. Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, and a small a rty, dined with Lord Holland, at Holland House, Kensing fon, on Saturday. Friday being the birth-day of his Highness Sultan Mah ood, Sarim Effendi, the Turkish Ambassador, had a splen did illumination of gas and variegated lamps over the front of le :Emtassy house in the Regent's Park. The gas devices losisted of a large radiant sun at the top, and a small star it hin the crescent in the centre. Under the latter was a if ins parency, containing the Sultan's Toorra (or cypher), urted by the two initial letters (S. M. )of his H sul, s na me, on either side, and encircled with two large v es ro i s , the whole of which, covering the front of the house, Pu s mo st brilliantly lighted with gas . B eneat h t h e transpa lft"oy a ppeared " Long live S u lt an M a h mou d," i n l arge re ttors , lighted with lamps, tastefully arran ge d f rom one en d l e r t he front to the other. During the night a full milit ar y ,°' o d enlivened the brilliant scene with" The Sultan's March," ponizetti—the national anthem of England—and a selec h.in o f beautiful marches and airs. The dinner company con tr,d of his Excellency Fethi Ahmed Pacha, and all th e Sul sig— o fficers now in London. tids FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and family, at the Cavendish Ho tel, from New York ; H ugo Gild emester and family, at y tte , from New York ; Esq Shand, Esq., at ditto, from scotland ;R. W. Watson, ~ at ditto, from Cheltenham mr. and Mrs. Newton, at ditto, from Brighton ; Messrs. ,: aea rtney and Fogarty, at En g li s h' s R oya l H ote l , from Dub- Val ."' A. C. Pullen, Esq., at di t t o , f rom D u bli n. DEPARTURES. ?rho Earl and Countess of Listowel, from Belgrave-square, for Ireland; Vice-Admiral Sir Tremayne and Lady Rood, fromWimpole-street, for Tonbridge Wells ; the Dowager Lappßlacket for Walter Park, Northumberland ; Lord Sher- L aic for Sherborne House, near Northleach, in Gloucester ';iePhilip Bouverie for Cricklade, in Gloucestershire; ° D l r . and Mrs. Fraser for Ely Grange, Tonbridge Wells; Sir Robert Frankland, Bart., for Thirsk, in Yorkshire ; Mr. valdimand, for Brighton ; the Rev. Thomas Thurlow for Voxford Rectory, in Suffolk ; the Hon. Mr. Bridgman Simp s' on f or Stoke Hall, in Derbyshire • the Hon. Ri c h ar d Wat son f o r Rockingham Castle ; Lord Worsley for St. Lawrence in the Isle of Wight • Mr. Blake an d M r. J o h n p C j ta a t k e ge fc ' ir Dawesbury Hall, in Hertfordshire ; Mr. and Mrs. 65 11 y Knight for Firbeck Hall, Bawtry, Yorkshire ; Mr. R. tolford for West Cliff, Isle of Wight; Lady Charlotte Lind say for Surrey ; Sir Robert Price, Bart., for Herefordshire ; Mrs. Otway Cave, Mrs. Murray, and the Misses Otway Cave, from Thomas's Hotel, for the Continent ; the Hon. Thomas Grenville for Dr o p more , near B eacons fi e ld , B uc k s ; t h e H on. Colonel Wingfield Stratford for Addington Place, Kent; L a de Shaw Stuart for Scotland; Lord Decies on a tour; blr.-Adarn Askew for Suffolk; Mrs. Montefiore for Worrh Park, Crawley, Sussex ; Mr. Mathew Bell, M. P., for Wool. iingto n, Newcastle - upon . Tyne ; Sir George Warrender, Bar t. on a tour ; Lord and Lady Wrottesley for Wrottesley fla p, in Staffordshire • the Duke of St. Alban's for Red bourne Hall, Lincolnshire ; Sir Byam Martin and Captain - m a rtin, R. N. ; A Corbally, Esq., and Miss Corbally, from E n glish's Royal Hotel, for Antwerp ; the Rev. H. T. D a niel, from ditto, for Chelmsford; the Bishop of Worces ter, from ditto, for Brighton ; Thomas Carson, Esq., from di t to, for Liverpool ; Mr. and Mrs. Leland, from ditto, for Le amington Spa; W. H. Curran, Esq., from ditto, for the Continent. The Marquis of Tweeddale's family have left Kim bolton Castle for the North. The Marquis of Clanricarde arrived in St. James's square on Friday last from Paris. The Countess of Bridgewater saw company last we ek at Ashridge Castle. The Earl of Powis remains in town, and occasion ally takes the air in Hyde Park. The Duke of Northumber land took leave of the venerable Peer on the day previous to h i s Grace's departure for Alnwick Castle. The Earl of Effingham will leave tow n i n a day. or tw o on a The Earl of Brecknock left town on Saturday last for Bayham Abbey, where his Lordship will receive visitors at the commencement of the sporting season. Lord and Lady Carrington arrived in town on Saturday last from Wycombe Abbey. Lord Howard de Walden arrived in Audley-square on Friday last from a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Port land, at Welbeck Priory. Lord Braybrooke will receive company at Audley End next month. Lord Chesterfield is expected in town in the course o f the week, for a day or two ; and hence his Lordship pro ceeds to his lodge, at Gedling, to commence the partridge S hooting season. Lord Love is receiving a large party at Beaufort Castle, Inverness. — THE CANTERBURY LIBERALS.—We had sup posed that the feud between the different sections of the Can terbur y Liberals might have ended after the transactions which w e detailed last week; but the subject has been revived by t h e publication of a handbill from a member of the Festival Committee. Impartial persons must confess that Mr. Villiers comes out of the affair triumphantly; but it is of little consolation that this or that gentleman triumphs while the general cause suffers. Conciliation is easily attainable, if dis cretion guide the counsels of the Whigs and Moderates (we use the commonly accepted terms)—but it is clear that the Independent or Radical party must have more courtesy and c onsideration shown to them than has hitherto been the case, or the Liberal Interest will be seriously injured in the event 0 f another election.— Canterbury Herald. .IN , A IDDERMINS rER.—It preliminary meeting of the orking classes of this town was held on Monday, to entertain the question of the propriety of calling a general meeting of the inhabitants of Kidderminster and the neighbouring towns a nd villages of Stourport, Bewdley, &c., and was numerously attended. After the business had been opened by the Chair wan, the proceedings of a previous meeting, and the views of t he Provisional Committee appointed thereat, were laid before t ae meeting in an able, pointed, and conspicuous manner by afr. W. Charlton, who was greatly cheered by the meeting during the progress of his animating speech. On the motion o f Mr. Richards, the national petition was then read, amidst a un iversal burst of approbation, and the meeting entered upon t he discussion of the question it had beer, called to decide. The meeting having expressed its determination to hold a ge neral meeting in the open air, in preference to the adoption of the petition at that meeting, the following resolution was pro posed and carried with acclamation, viz.—" That a gene ral meeting of the inhabitants of this town and neighbourhood b e held on Monday next, the 27th inst., for the discussion and a doption of the national petition, and that an invitation be given to the Political Council of Birmingham to send a depu tation to attend the same." A Committee of eleven persons was then chosen to carry out the intentions of the meeting, a nd a subscription entered into to defray the expenses of hand bills, &c. It is expected that a very large meeting will be the result. The meeting will be held in the open space in the Lion Field. The chair to be taken at four o'clock. WORTHING.—The Duke and Duchess of Cleve land arc still sojourning here, and occupy a mansion on York terrace. Lord and Lady Marcus Hill are expected, apartments having been taken for them at Parson's Sea House Hotel. The Countess of Berkeley and the Ladies Emily and Mary have taken their departure, after a lengthened stay. The Hon. H. Berkeley has also left. Sir Francis and Lady sleaa'aborg - have arrived at Augusta House, which they h ave t9- a . 'or several months. Lord and Lady George Lenn o , • ' a after a short visit, 'eave left for a tour on the Continent. Viscount and Viscounte2s Rodney and Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., have recently departed. Arrivals :—Sir George and Lady Nugent, on York-terrace ; General Brook, in Mon taau.pla( e ; General Gascoyne, on Park-crescent ; Sir Charles and Lady Phillips, Dowager Lady Rivers, and the lion. Miss Pitt, Lord Harry Vane, Admiral Sykes, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Parker, &c. The town is full of company, but the above include the principal visiters. INTELLIGENCE. LATEST h;si'iiNG AT MANCHESTER. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 7 to 2 agst Colonel Peel's 4 to 1 agst Lord.C.4 . ...Se:tri Don John tO t - Air. Parkins's Lanercost 1 to l agst Lord G. Bentineli't 13 to 1 agst Mr. Coombes's c0bb.a. , 4 1 13 to 1 agst Mr, ,NO , es'.t Ahatoli Lad p (Al f igg Lord Westminster's Albemale 20t) to 7 agst Dukc of Cleveland's Pucelle 200 to 6 agst Mr. Thompson's Starisq , 200 to 4 agst Mr. Be'ccr , ee hoNens•rxic CITE. Ito I agst Bee's-wing 8 to 1 agst Sla t s.ping Harry 4 to 1 agst Harkaway is co t. eel BETTING AT l'tklti 614 THE ST. LEGER. 7 to 2 asst t"elutiel Peel's lon 4 tt) I ;tgat Lord Chesterfield's Don John—tAtii to 1 agst Mr. Parkin's Lanercost—taken 10 to 1 agst Lord I.k. nentinck's Grey Momus 14 to 1 agst i 417. Coombes's Cobham 14 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Appleton lAA lb to 1 agst Duke of Clevellnd's Algira 18 to 1 agst Ptteolle—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Fox's Jemmy Jumps 30 to 1 agst Mr. Fairlie's The Hyd,a—taken 44) to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinek's D'Egville—taken Even on the first three against the field. MANCHESTER VICTORIA STAKES. to 1 agst Slashing Harry I bto 1 agst Mr. Worthington's e. 3to 1 agst The Potentate I 6to 1 agst Maid of Monton. YORK AUGUST MEETING.—FiuDa r. . Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each ; for two years colts, Sat, 51b. ; and fillies, Bst. 21b. T. Y. C. (8 Subs.) Colonel Cradock's b. c. The Provost, by the Saddler ( Templeman) 1 Mr. Clark's ch, f, Imogene, by Langar, dam by Whisker Mr. Bell's b, f. La Sage Femme, by Physician or Gains borough .. Mr. Foljambe's gr. or ro. c., by Vanish, d. by Cervantes Mar- ciana Lord Eglinton's ch. c. Zoroaster, by Priam, out of Spaewife 5 Mr. Hall's b. c. by The Saddler, out of own Sister to Chan- cellor Even betting on Imogene, 4 to 1 agst The Provost, 11 to 2 agst La Sage Femme, and 6to 1 agst Coroaster. Won by a length. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added by the Stewards, for horses, &c. of all ages. T. Y. C. (8 Subs. ) Mr. Hesseltine's br. c. Slashing Harry, 4 yrs, 105t....R Hes- . seltine ' Mr. Simpson's b. g. Aggravator, 6 yrs, 9st 0 Mr. Cook's br. f. The Wonder, by Brutandorf, 3 yrs, 7.t. 21b Mr. Allen's b. c. by Brutandorf, out of Laura, 3 yrs, 7st. 51b 4 Mr. Johnson's ch. f. Susanetta, 3 yrs, 7st 5 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Shep herd's b. f. March First, 3 yrs, 7st. 51b. ; Mr. Tilburn's bl. c. Master Allen, by Alterator, 2 yrs, sst. 61b. ; and Mr. Smith's br. f. Margaret, by Margrave, 2 yrs, sst. 101 b. Betting-7 to 4 and 2 to 1 on Slashing Harry, 5 to 1 agst Mr. Allen's colt, 7 to 1 agst The Wonder, and 10 to 1 agst Aggravator. Won cleverly by a length. A dead heat for second between Aggravator and The Wonder. Sweepstakes of 30 sour. each, for three-yr olds, colts, Bst. 51b.; and fillies, Bst. 21b. Mile and a quarter. (12 Subs. ) Duke of Cleveland's ch. f. by R0wt0n..... Mr. Bowe's c. Jagger, by Actwon Betting-6 to 4on Pucelle. Won very easy by two lengths 501. given by the Members for the City of York, for three-yr olds, 6st. 71b.; four, 7st. 91b.; five, Bst. 51b.; six and aged, Bst. 101 b. Winners of 50 soy. in 1838, 31bs.; twice, 51bs.; and thrice, 61bs. extra. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, a mile and a half. Mr. Tilburn's br. c. Master Castoff, by Velocipede, 3 yrs 6 1 1 Mr Harland's ch. c. 80-peep, by Acton, 3 yrs 5 3 2 Mr. Dawson's ch. f. Primefit, 3 yrs Mr. Bell's b. f. Miss Eliza, 4 yrs 1 2 4 Mr. Cook's br. f. The Wonder, 3 yrs 3 4 5 Mr. Cradock's b. c. by Langar, 3 yrs 2 d r Mr. Attwood ' s b. Thero, by Leonardo, 3 yrs First heat-2 to 1 against 80-Peep, sto 2 against Master Cas toff, and 4to 1 against Miss Eliza. `Von by two lengths. Second heat-6 to 4 against Miss Eliza, and 2to 1 against Master Castoff. Won by a head. Third heat-2 and 3tol on Mastor Castoff. Won by a length and a half. EGHAM RACES. These races commence to-morrow, under the stewardship of the Earl of Albemarle, H. Seymour, and J. W. D enn i son , Esqs. The entries, &c., completed up to Saturday night, are as follow : FIRST DAY. The Gold Cup of 100 sovs. value ; two miles.—Lord Chester field's Bretby, 3 yrs ; Lord Albemarle's Gil Bias, 4 yrs ; Mr. Theo bald's Loutherbourg, 4 yrs ; Captain Gardnor's Teothill, 5 yrs ; Lord G. Bentinck's Mulberry Wine, 3 yrs ; Captain Williamson's Mervan, 4 yrs ; Sir G. Heathcote's Tawney Owl, 3 yrs • Lord Exeter's Troilus, 4 yrs ; Mr. Robertson's Edgar, 4 yrs ; and Mr. Seymour names The Skater, 5 yrs. A Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, h. ft., for two-yr olds ; half a rile.--111r• Dixon's ch. f. by Langar, out of Candia's dam ; Lord Albemarle's br. g. by Waverley, out of Sarah ; Colonel Anson's The Soldier's Daughter, and Sir G. Heathcote's br. f. by Sultan, out of Lyric. Plate of 40 sovs. ; two mile heats.—Mr. J. Day's Zethus, Mr. M. Stanley's Willesden, and Captain Williamson's Mervan. SECO/fD DAY. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 cove. each, &c., two mile heats and a distance. Lord Suffield's Caravan, 4 yrs, Bst. 121 b ; Lord Exeter's Troilus, Bst. 71b ; Mr. S. Herbert's Lucks-All, 6 yrs, Bst. 71b ; Mr. Shackle na. Olympic, aged, Bst. 41b ; Lord Exeter's Adrian, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b ; 11r. G. Orbell na. Ruby, 4 yrs, ist. 121 b ; Mr. Robert son's Edgar, 4 yrs, ist. 121 b ; Mr. Dockeray's Marquis, 8 yrs, 7st. 91b ; Sir John Gibbons na. Reuben, 5 yrs, ist. Gib ; Lord Conyag ham na. Willesden, 5 yrs, 7st. 51b; Lord Chesterfield's Bretby, 3 yra, 7st. 41b ; Mr. Sadler's Combat (h. b.), 5 yrs, 7st. 21b ; Lord Torrington na. Mervan, 4 yrs, 7st ; Mr. Theobald's Loutherbourg (31b. extra), 4 yrs, 7st; Mr. Garrard's Cornboroug.b, 6 yrs, 9st. 121 b; Mr. S. Herbert's Bulbridge, 4 yrs, 6st. 12' Low Albe marle's Gil Blas, 4 yrs, 6st. 7111; and Mr. Bond's c. out of Scurry, 3 yrs, sst. Produce Sweepstakes of 50 soy. each, h. ft. ; new mile.—Duke of Richmond's Guava (31b.) ; Mr. Sadler's Deceitful ; Mr. Mar tyn's ch. c. by Sir Hercules, out of Minetta (51b. ); Mr. Gard ner's b. c. by Gaberlunzie, out of Luna ; and Sir G. Heathcote's b. f. Paraguay (31b). The Aukerwycke Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 35 added; mile heats. —Bay colt, by Gaberlunzie, out of Luna, 3 yrs ; Slender, 3 yri ; Oberon, aged ; Brush, by Beagle, out of Varnish ; Caliph, 6 yrs; and b. c. by Tramp, out of Lunacy, 4 yrs. A Sweepstakes of 15 sov. each, with 25 added, for two and three years old. Half-a-mile.—Colt by Gaberlunzie, out of Cin derella, 3 yrs; ch. f. by Hokee-Pokee, 2 yrs; Queen of Queens, 2 yrs. THIRD DAY. The Sunning-hill Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 25 added. The last three-quarters of the New mile. To close or name on Wednesday. A Sweepstakes of 30 soy. each, 20 ft., for two-yr-olds. Three quarters of a mile.—Captain Williamson's f. by Ile Colonel, out of Tyro ; Captain Williamson's f. by Einilius, out of Farce ; Sir G. Heathcote's ch. f. Carolina, by Velocipede ; Mr. Dockeray's b. c. b. Ganthorpe, dam by Young Woodpecker. The Queen's Plate of 100 gs. Two miles and a distance. To enter to-day. move IRELAND. %OWL TOUR. —His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant itirived aTitileascommon last Thursday. Several addresses have been presented to the Marquis on his tour, which demonstrate the entire oonfidencie and love with which he is regarded by the Irish-rople. We concur with the Pilot in opinion that "no Governor ever received or deserved so many tributes of respect and affection. Such intercourse between the ruler and the ruled cannot occur too frequently—it is the best secu rity for public confidence and tranquillity." TIIE HA RVEST. —The Dublin Evening Post of Saturday reports favourably of the then state of the weather, and states that no great or extensive injury had been suffered by the crops. The Evening Packet of the same day has the following re marks on the subject :—" If we were not to look beyond the provincial journals last received, we should despair of that which we confidently calculate upon, an abundant harvest. At home the weather was very bad during Wednesday and Thursday, the rain falling . very heavily, and wind blowing from the south-west very strongly, nearly twenty-four hours. Throughout the county of Dublin, so far as we have seen, and we have traversed a great portion of it since Sunday, the corn crops look well, and the potatoes arpear superabundant. In many parts the wheat is cut, and in stooks. At the south side, in the direction of Tal laght, wheat was cut on Monday ; and at the north side, at Donebate, by the sea side, three miles beyond Swords, a Mr. Dick has already saved 100 acres, of which we have seen a good average sample. Such is the anxiety felt at this trying crisis, upon this important subject, that people's fears generally prevail over their better desires. All kinds of grain fell from 6d. to is. the barrel, at the Dublin market, yesterday, not withstanding the gloomy and truly disheartening appearance of the two preceding days. The gleam of sunshine brought good spirits, and with them good humour, which always in spires confidence. We have had a little rain this morning, but not sufficient to cause any despondence." Some of the provincial Papers received to-day, from some of which we subjoin an extract, speak in a tone of alarm of the necessary consequences of the late desperate weather ; but they do not go so far as to speak of any positive or extensive mischief. From the southern districts we learn that con siderable breadths of wheat have been laid ; but it is hoped that the change has come in sufficient time to prevent a second grog: th. FERMANAGIL—From the present state of the weather the crops arc in a most critical state. As yet the damage, if any, must be trifling ; but a few d a y s , we t or fi n e, will decide the matter. It has been one continued fall of rain since Monday night, not unattended with wind. - CLARE.—The present alarming state of the weather has created great fears for the Corn crops. In general the entire crops in this county, up to the period of the late rains com mencing—from all the information we could collect—looked promising, and a full average one, but the present rains and wind must have seriously damaged them. The Corn in the Western part of the county was, before the rains in the last ten days, very promising, but it must have suffered more than the crops inland ; and this, unless the weather clears very quickly, will seriously affect the general supply of the county. Notwithstanding the failure in many of the early plantings of potatoes, the second sowing appears to have succeeded admi rably, but the continued wet will, it is feared, give more stalk than fruit. Our present prospect appears, therefore, rather discouraging. The hay crop promises to be abundant if the weather clears up sufficient to allow of its being saved. Clare Journal. We regret to learn from our correspondent in the west of this county, that durin , P the four days, Sunday to Wednesda) la inclusive, the wind blew ,n strouz Fro in the north west, ecompanied with incessant, heavy and cold rain, that very little of the corn brie escaped injury—the effect hs3 been truly disastrous ; wherever the grain wa3 ripening, the ground is literally strewed with it, and so beaten down that it would ap pear as if every corn field was trampled. The small rivers are so swollen from mountain floods, that vast quantities of hay, cut and uncut, on the low grounds, have been either washed away or covered with mud and sand. The potatoe crop, that escaped the failure, is seriously injured by wet, and THE stric, LONDON ; MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1838. the breaking down of the stalks. Several trees have been blown down, and large branches broken off, were seen floating doWii the riven', OU die whOle, we greatly fe4 .thiit unless It please Providence to re.i.tor fine weathtir speedily, the til lage will yield far under an average crop ; and the supply of turf will be dreadfully short during' the winter, as the bogs, in Consequence of so much rain during the last two months, have ttlat had the, usual luAntity let; and are, of present inaccessible On Thursday; tute wind abated, and beiwek sathe light showers much advantage was taken by the fanners, who are already exulting in the termination, this day, of the forty pro iihette day of St; §withim, and the approach of usually fine weather, at that season called the "poor's man's harvest."-- Limerick Standard. tkIMPESTUCIUS WRA THER. —0 wing to the tempestuot s state of the weather, the London Journals of Monday, due at eight o'clock this Morning, have only now reached us. k Re litef of HYDROPHOBIA. —The death of John Wilson, Esq., of Barns towni county of Kildare; on Thursday week; is as severe a do -11-11t, calamity as has ever come tinder our ;twice. Mr. Wilson had, it appears, a favourite dog, which was missing for some days in May last; at length he received information that it was in an adjoining field, and on going cut two of his labourers warned him not to approach the dog, as they be lieved it was mad; but the dog when he saw his master, ran towards him, and frisked about his feet in a most friendly manner. Mr. Wilson, concluding from this that the animul was not mad, took it up in his arms, and unfortunately allowed it to lick his hands, on one of which there was a small and unhealed cut or sore. The circumstances escaped from Mr. Wilson's mind, and no thing more was thought of the matter until the Sunday before last, when after prayers he felt a pain in ane of his arms (that on which the sore was), which continued to increase in vio lence until the evening, when hydrophobia set in with dread ful malignity. He died on Thursday, the 16th, after four days of unremitting and most severe suffering. Mr. Wilson was a fine young man in the prime of life, possessing a good pro perty, and the affectionate esteem of all his neighbours, with whom his frank and friendly manners rendered him a deserved favourite.—Leinster Express. HORRIBLE AND MYSTERIOUS MURDER.- An inquest was held on Thursday at the Arran-quay station-house, Church-street, before Alderman Perrin, one of the city coroners, and a re spectable jury, on the body of an infant of two years old, named John Touche, who came by his death under circumstances the most revolting and atrocious. The evidence of Letitia Acadia, one of the witnesses ma n i :el by the Coroner, appears to contain the facts of the case. After being sworn she deposed as follows :—Was godmother to the deceased ; be was given to her some time back to nurse; his father is in a bad state of health, and his mother left him when lie was only seven weeks old, he being an illegitimate child ; her intention was to send him to the Foundling Hos pital, and would have done so, had she not heard of a man in the neighbourhood that went by the name of Mr. Garrick, and represented himself as a monk belonging to a Carmelite mo nastery in Belskadden, who was in the habit of taking, for a small consideration, deserted children into his care, and rear ing and educating them till they arrived at manhood ; she, wit ness, made some inquiries, and found that this' person had two children under his care, who were similarly situated ; she accordingly went to him, and asked what sum would be necessary to put the deceased under his protection, and he re plied that he would be content with anything she could get for him ; witness then made a collection among her friends, and got together the sum of 101., some of which she gave to Garrick, on his taking the deceased into his house, He.( Garrick) was introduced to her by Miss Meyler, of Michael' and John's schools, and it was in consequence of her recommendat.on she gave him the child. Garrick lived at No. 15, John- street, and was in the habit of going about making collections for monasteries. Everybody in the neighbourbood considered him a monk, and his mild, angelic countenance and clerical dress, left no doubt on the minds of his neighbours that he was such. The deceased was in perfect health when shegave him to Garrick on last Saturday month. On the occasion of his taking the deceased with him, he brought one of the little boys he had under his care, named James Howlin, to- carry him home. He (Garrick) then told her that she should pay him a visit to the convent ere long. He was frequently in the habit of breakfasting with her at her house, No. 331, Wil liam-street. He did so on Wednesday, the 'l6th of This month, and again on Wednesday the 23d. On the - former occasion he spoke to witness, on hearing her child cry, what a fine boy his little son was—that he was always in good hu mour, and never cried by any chance. He did not mention his name at all on Wednesday the 23d, the last time he visited him, nor did she (witness) think of enquiring for him. The examination of the witnesses having terminated, the jury, without a moment's delay, returned the following vet., diet—" That the deceased came by his death in consequence of the cruel treatment inflicted on him by Thomas Garrick." This wretch has represented himself as being deputed from the Carmelite Monastery in Belskadden, in the county of Meath, where no such establishment ever existed. AC COUCUEMENT of THE IJ(JCHESS OF ORLEANS—BIRTH OF A PRINCE. Abd. At tine esterday morning„ the first pai ns of labour began to be Lit by ire l' 1 4 - o Yzi and Drx. Moreau and Chomel were immediately sumne,n, /menu Lilt natient. The pains, however, subsided, Royala °d het ilighoeis was able to colt'' ' . some repose until v-; "Vim' then fecolltriletteed, and et seven o'clock the King and *here her Maj es t y as : Been ctitnB to the aiiartMent,s of ttIT Ptsehess. Mecklenburg.s c h wer i n, tied. ast t 4 ine %_xl - 'ra L dd ../T'uchits boWaget of mother of the !..Y! ,, .beci remained by her bed-gidel withbut quitting it for a single instant, Until the happy event was 6,ex!Oetnp!isitPd, At nine o'clock a summons was sent to Count Mole and all the Min - Ist:grit, Fig *ell as to the Grand Chancellor of France and the Grand Referendary of the Chamber of Peers informing them that the deliverance of norll'l4l w' 3 fast approaching , and re q uirin g their immediate presence ten o'clock the above mentioned Illustrious and Nobld fietonar_., , es were all assembled in the Pavilion Marsan, as well as the younger branches of lhA Pqyal Family, the Duke Alexand er of Wur temberg, c eu d iy ke6per cif the Archives ; M arshal Lobau. and Marshal Gerard, Who had been designated by the King to be witnesses of the birth. His Majesty had also in vited to the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Orleans, M. Dupin, President of the Chamber of Deputies ; Count Portalis, President of the Court of Cassation Count Simeon, President of the Cour des Comptes ; Baron Segttler, Pre3i dent of the Cour Royale l the Prefect of the Sicne, the Pre fect of Police, General Jacqueminot, together with the Ladies and Officers of the Royal Households. At a quarter to three, the Duchess of Orleans, after an easy delivery, gave birth to a boy, end the President of the Council, Count Mole, rushing from the bed-room into the anti-chamber, exclaimed, " Gentle men, we have got a Prince Cries of " Vice le Roi 1" were immediately uttered by all present,. and 11-ot liveliest joy was manifested by eber?, , body throughout the palace. The long wished fur intelligence communicated to the expectant crowds in the Court of the Tuileries, t hilt at a few minutes past 3 o'clock, the cannons of the lovalides announced the event to the capital by 101 distlarges. The Foreign Ambassadors, the municipality of the eity, det4 other authori“es, immedi ately received official notice of the birth of the Prince, and despatches Were forwarded by telegraph to all the P;efects of departments, with orders to circulate the intelligence through out their respective districts. in the course of the afternoon the members of the Corpa Diplothatiqot clime to the Tuile ries to inquire after the health of the Dtichetts As goon as the first attentions had been paid to the Royal Mother and her infant, who bears the name and title of Louis Philippe Albert, Count of Paris, the Archbishop of Paris, as the Minis terial Evening Journal informs us, performed the ceremony of baptism, and the Grand Chancellor of France and the Grand Referendary of the Chamber of Peers went through the usual formalities of drawing up the Act of Birth, which was signed by their Majesties and the other members of the Royal Family as well as the witnesses. Yesterday evening the offices of the Ministers, the residences of the British and other Ambassadors, the Palais de l'Elysee Bourbon, the Chamber of Deputies, and other public buildings were illuminated. We are happy to be enabled to add, that, up to a late hour last night, her Royal Highness, who evinced the great est fortitude and resignation on this occasion, and the young Prince, continued in as satisfactory a condition as could be expected. The Moniteur contains the proces-verbal of the birth and the acte de naissance of the Count de Paris, drawn up in the usual forms by Baron Pasquier, Grand Chancellor of France, and signed by him as well as the following personages : Their Majesties, the Duke of Orleans, the Grand Duchess Dowager of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the Dukes of Aumale, and Montpensier, the Princess Clementine; Madame Ade laide, Duke Alexander of Wurtemburg, Count Mole and the rest of the Ministers, Marshals Gerard and Lobau, Duke De cazes, and M. Cauchy, Keeper of the Archives. The official witnesses sent at the moment of the birth were Baron Pas quier, Count Mole, the Duke Decazes, M. Cauchy, and Mar shals Lobau and Gerard. The Moniteur announces that the King and the Prince Royal in order to consecrate the remembrance of the day of the safe delivery of the Duchess of Orleans, immediately resolved on performing the following acts of beneficence : Francs. To the Bureaux de Bienfaisance of the 14 arondisse ments of the department of the Siene To the indigent of the Seine-et-Oise Compiegne ft Fontainbleau l,OOO tt Pau u Eu, A mboise, Vernon, and Dreux To the Archbishop of Paris, for charitable uses 25,000 Gratifications to the Ordinaries of the garrison and of the Invalides of the department of the Seine, Verseilles, and St. Cloud At the disposal of the Minister of Public Instruction and Commerce, to be distributed amongst the bur sars, sons of military or naval men without fortune, in the Royal Colleges, Veterinary Schools, and the schools des Arts et Metiers 8,000 The Duke of Orleans has added 150,000 fr. to the like sum given by him on his marriage to found bursarships at the Royal Military School of Saint Cyr. His Royal Highness has announced that he will place in a school, preparatory to the examination at the Farm of Grignon, and maintain them for two years, four young men, of seventeen to eighteen years of age, destined for agricultural pursuits, to be selected from the four communal colleges of Corsica. His Royal Highness will further take under his care and bring up several orphan children of National Guards killed whilst in the execution of their duty, and to whom no pensions ha►e yet been granted. His Royal Highness has not forgotten the dif ferent industrial establishments for the relief of the poor workmen ; he has sent to Nantes, Lyons, Bordeaux, and Marseilles, 2,000 fr. each ; to Rouen, I,ooofr. fur juvenile offenders ; to Paris, I,ooofr. to the Societe de la Morale Chre tienne for the Orphan's Committee; I,ooofr. for the Society for Elementary Instruction; and 500 fr. for the Protestant Society of Mutual Assistance. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleans has ordered that a licret, containing a receipt of 100 fr. by the Savings' Bank shall be delivered to all children of both sexes born in Paris on the same day as his Royal Highness the Count de Paris. Her Royal Highness has given to the Maternal Societies of France 12,000 fr. ; to the Orphans' Establishment, founded by Mme. de Kereado, 1,000 fr; to the Working Establishment of St. Roch, 500 fr. ; to the Succursal Deaf and Dumb Establishment, 500 f. ; and to the Poor Protestant Girls' School, 500 fr. To-day, at noon, the King was to receive the Marshals of France, the Court of Cessation, the Cour des Comptes, the Royal Council of Public Instruction, the Cour Royale, the Municipal Council, and other constituted bodies. At eight this evzning, the King will receive the Ladies of the Corps Diplomatique and the Council of State. To-morrow, his Majesty will receive the Peers of France and the Deputies who are in Paris ; Marshal Lobau, and the officers of the Na. tional Guard of Paris and the Batilieue, the officers of the garrison of Paris, and the General officers who are in the capital. Yesterday, immediately after the guns had announced the accouchement of the Duchess of Orleans and the birth of a Prince, the members of the municipal body of Paris, consist ing of the Prefect of the Seine, and M. Gabriel Delessert, Prefect of Police, and Counsellor of State, the Secretaries- General of the two Prefectures, the members of the Munici pal Council, and the Mayors and the Deputy Mayors of the twelve arondissements of Paris, assembled in the grand hall of the Hotel de Ville, which had been prepared for their re ception. In a few minutes afterwards, Baron Athalin, first Aide-de-camp to the King, was announced, and was received at the foot of the grand staircase by the Secretary-General of the department, who then introduced him in the usual form into the grand hall, where a chair of honour had been pre pared for him, between the Prefect of the Seine and the Pre sident of the Municipal Council. Baron Athalin then deli. vered to the Prefect of the Seine an autograph letter from the King, addressed to the municipal body of Paris, and couched in the following terms:— " Gentlemen of the Municipal Body of the City of Paris,— " I lose no time in announcing to you myself, that the Duchess of Orleans, my well-beloved daughter-in-law, has just given birth to a Prince, who, thanks to Providence, is well. It is my wish that my eldest son's offspring shall bear the title of the Count de Paris. The municipal body will lam convinced participate in my joy, and in that of the Queen, my son, and my whole family. I feel pleasure in assuring each of you that this auspicious event is doubly dear to my heart, as it presents an additional guarantee for the stability of our institutions, and the security of all, and as in forming a new bond of union between us it affords me an opportunity of giv ing to my native city a striking proof of the regard which I feel, and shall ever feel for it. " Yours, affectionately, ( Signed) " LOUIS PHILIPPE. " Paris, August 24, 1838." The reading of this letter having been received with loud and prolonged acclamations of " Vice le Roi," " Vies le Comte de Paris," the Members then separated with a notice from the Prefect of the Seine to re-assemble in their ordinary place of meeting, in order to deliberate on a communication to be im mediately supmitted to them. In consequence of this the meet ing took place without delay, and the municipal council by a majority of 14 to 13, as the Sieele informs us, voted a sword of 35,000 f. value to be presented to the Count de Paris, and 175,000 f. for the rejoicings on this occasion and at the christ ening of the Royal infant. The distribution made to indigent families by the city of Paris was also orJered to be increased one-third. Galignani's Messenger. LATEST NEWS FROM PORTUGAL. (From a Second Edition of the Morning Post.) LISBON, AUG. 21.—The result of the Lisbon elections is not yet known. The city returns are complete, but those from the various districts of this electoral circle are not yet fully ascertained ; many think that none of the candidates will have the absolute majority over the whole number of votes, and that a second scrutiny will be resorted to ; others, on the other hand, imagine that when we obtain the whole of the returns from the neighbouring country towns and villages, a sufficient number of votes will have been secured by the S.-st 36 out of 92 candidates who have been proposed to the electors for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, and that the opinions of these 36 gentlemen will be found to stand thus-16 of the Chartist party, 10 of the Government party, and 8 of the Arsenal or ultra• Liberal party. I cannot but think that most of these anticipations will prove incorrect. Meanwhile the Porto stearher has arrived from that place with letters to the 19th, which communicate the following - as the names of the Senators and Deputies returned by that province, viz. : SENATORS.—The Duke of Terceira, Marshal Saldanha, Jose Maria 13 dao, Visconde de Labourim, Visconde de Ban'io (the respectable brother of the Baron de Mon .ov(!), Jose Martins de Costa, Condo de Terent, and Jose T-Ixelin de Aguillar. DEPUTIES. —B. Ribeiro Plc Faria, Anto. Luis tie Sea',Jra, Sebastian de Almeido B 13 .- h of Coimbra, F. R• e o, 1- op Ferrar, Anto. Jose da Costa Lobo, M. d'Oliveira Bra;a, J. J. de Silva, V. F. Novacs, J. M. R. Vicra de Castro, B. Gorjao. enrp;: Barao de Campanbean, F. Mano:..l Tri gos.i, J. Ferreira dos Santos, :" I°r, J. M. Xavier d'Aranjo, Dom J. Correa do Lacerda. The returns from Braga, Gnirnararcus, Coimbra, , 4 .b. ratites , Santarem, Deja, Barquinha, Goleg ao , P ernes , M an ill a , B en i- - tente i Elvas, Valladas, Alemquer, Evora, Castello Branco, and various other places, are likewise very favourable to the Chart ist party ; so that there is very tittle doubt that they will 'IAN., a majority in both Chambers, at which the other political par ties are naturally enough very much annoyed. lam assured by those who ought to know, that there is no tort of intention on the part of any Member of the Cabinet to resign, in conse gnence of the turn which the elections have taken, and that they Will at least continue until the ordinary Cortes meet in January next. Two of Remechido's guerillas have been taken and shot in the Aigarves, one day last week, but his son has not yet obeyed his dying command by presenting himself to the Queen's authorities there. The Miguebte guerilla chief, Damon, is said to have taken by surprise, at Veulas Novas, on the 17th instant, the cavalry soldiers who were escorting the Al g arve mail, b u t the po-tboy succeeded making his escape w ith th e l et t er b ag . Her steamer, Herme s arr i ve d on t h e 14 t h, w ith c Majesty'sin despatches for our Admiral from the Government at Lome ; she had touched at St. Sebastian and proceeded two hours af terwards for Cadiz, Gibraltar, and Malta. The steame s Transit and Royal Tar, arrived from England on the 15th to lithe south on the a l n 7 d t h l , B a t n h d i inst., lates t. , i n p rtohcee afternoon f d t i e n r g n 0 o respectively of 18th. and d e 19 R th o) ; The Tagus, with th e Mediterranean ma il , came in on the 19th, and proceeds to En g land within half an hou r from th. al Yacht Club, arrived from ra. i present time. TheGE.bagletaarn on n F t a h n e ny l6th Fanny, of likewise the French corvettes La Favourite and L'Aigle on the 19th and 20th, from L'Orient, with about 53 extra soldiers o i board. It is whispered about that these two ships, toge ther with foil* others, which are expected from the French ports in the Mediterranean, are to proceed for the coast of Mexico. MR. GEORGE ROLINS' VISIT TO DEVON. This celebrated auctioneer has visited our beautiful county this week, for the purpose of submitting two or three estates to the attention of the public, and as he is one of the lions of the day, and neither an ephemeral nor a second rate cue, our readers will expect a passing notice of his visit. First, as to the physique of this great man. Mr. Robins stands about five feet eleven inches high, or it may be six feet. He is rather stout, but not more so than doth become a man of his Vending. His gait is easy, and his voice rich and unctuous of humour. His cheeks arc florid, his countenance is open and candid; his eye is a lively piercer, with as merry a twinkle as you ever saw, and does nearly as much as his tongue, as it moves about the room in search of the Bidder family—those calculating boys, whom it delights to throw off their guard, and by its mystic twinkle set them bobbing with that gentle inclination of the sad, which combines all the grace of the Chinese mandarin with the e piet force of the English ca pitalist ; and which the immortal man desTribed at Teignmouth as the most amiable motion that the human fraiv.e can produce. It is a wonderful eye, and where it fixes its gaze, stet, must be the resolution that yields not to its bidding. But these are but the instruments of his genius, and not the genius of George Robins itself. He is essentially a poet—who can not only 4. give to airy nothing a local habitation and a name"— where is the poet who cannot do that—but he can place music in the streams, and harmony in the scenes over which the car and the eye may have dwelt for years, and discovered nought but barrenness. His mind is wholly of a generous caste—he heightens natural beauties with the sun - shine of his rich una p t ' . ings ; and if, as in this mixed world there must be some set offs and blemishes in the richest scenes—he quietly passes them over with a forgiving spirit, that would scorn to mar the glowing picture which his fancy has created before you by any details of that character. If his sketch has a church in it, peaceful are the moments of tranquil devotion that the " fu ture purchaser"—the only man that he truly respects—will enjoy in this highly favoured spot. Is there a water-fall on the domain, its roar is the most musical in the known world. Is there a wood, it is the most leafy and umbrageous that ever poet imagined, or the creation sported. The skies are always cloudless with him—" eternal sun-shine settles on his head." For the notice of the Teignmouth Sale, wd prefer giving the note of our own local correspondent—himself a poet, and therefore meet reporter to gather up the honey drops dis - !illed from the tongue of our hero, to wit : THE CROPS. Most of the provincial papers, as well as those from Scot land and Ireland, received to-day, bring unfavourable reports of our harvest prospects. In this part of the kingdom (De vonport), the weather during the week has been unfortunate for the harvest. Heavy and incessant rains, and strong, cold, and bleak winds, have prevailed since Sunday last. We can not at present speak as to the amount of damage done to the wheat still lying on the ground, which consists of by far the great bulk of the crop, but that it must be considerable no doubt can be entertained. In some of the fields in our immediate neighbourhood the standing corn has been completely levelled by the rains, and so materially damaged as scarcely to be worth the gathering. In these cases the scythe has been freely used instead of the hook. Much of the wheat also that was cut, but not stacked previously to the rains coming on, will, we fear, suffer much from hasty housing. The favourable hopes encouraged by the fine weather of last week are thus in a great degree dissipated. A deficient harvest, as far as the western counties are concerned, is inevitable.—Devonport Telegraph. VALE OF LuNK.—The weather since our last has been generally wet and stormy, but a brisk breeze between the showers has kept the grain pretty dry. The barometer has pointed at " stormy" nearly all the week. The hay-harvest is not yet finished in this neighbourhood, but great progress has been made within the last fortnight, and but little remains to do. From the large and important wheat district of the Fylde we hear unwelcome accounts of the thinness of the crop. In the high lands it is reported that a great deal of corn has not yet shot into ear, and all hopes of a crop having been alpeoned it will be cut down for fodder for the cattle. Tjynips are not affected with the grub or fly, but the cold '''and wet weather has been unfavourable for their growth. Potatoes, we are happy to state, are more than an average, and we have only to hope for fine weather to house them in. The average price of wheat in Lancaster market last Saturday I was eighty-three shillings and four pence per quarter.—Man chester Guardian. We reported favourably of the weather last week, and ex pressed good confidence of a happy harvest. On Saturday evening, however, the rain came down in torrents, and con tinued almost without intermission for two or three days. We have not had a day since without abundant rain. The accounts which we give from different parts of the kingdom are upon the whole promising ; but the subsequent bad weather will, we fear, alter the aspect of the country, and we shall have to give a very different report next week. The corn in our own neighbourhood is beginr,irg to suffer materially, and if the season is not more propitious as it advances, much suffering will be the result.—. Kendal Mercury. The wheat harvest is progressing slowly in this county ; the grain presents a very varied appearance ; in many pieces por tions only are ripe, and in few is it entirely and sufficiently matured for the sickle. The heavy rains which fell in the be ginning of the week checked the reaping, and many feared a wet harvest ; no damage has yet been done. Yesterday the hand of the b irometer moved from " Change" to nearly Fair," with a fine harvest sunshine ; and hope is again in the ascendant. The grain is of excellent quality, and the cars are remarkably fine and fall.—Hereford Journal. We regret exceedingly to observe that the harvest is very I, backward in this neighbourhood ; and if the heavy rain, which has fallen during this week, continue, we fear that much grain will be injured.—Carmarthen Journal. Anxiety is yet kept at the stretch with regard to the weather. The by-gone week has differed in no favourable respect to those which have recently preceded it, and in the majority of opinions, such weather is retarding the ripening of the crops. On several days, particularly Monday, we have had heavy showers, which if followed by heat, might be pro ductive of good, but the atmosphere is still pregnant with rain and storm The fell' of rain in the west seems to have been considerable, as the river yesterday was much swollen. All the published reports we have seen anticipate the crops to be rather below than aboVe an average, even on the assumption of fine weather continuing throughout harvest : we have, how ever, heard more favourable accounts of the crops in this dis trict, and that, too, from persons who have spent a long life deeply interested in the produce of the soil; that opinion is, that the condition of the crops is much more favourable than reported. —Berwick Advertiser. THE WEATHER IN SCOTGAND.—WC I re concerned to state, that the favourable Weather we reported last week has not continued. For several days back, there has scarcely been a blink of sunshine; and although, with the exception of a few heavy showers on Wednesday, not much rain has fallen, the sky has looked cold and threatening. Our reports from the agricultural districts are of a corresponding character, and ex cept in particular situations, the harvest will be unusually late. A few of our autumnal visitors—the Irish shearers—have made their appearance here ; but without a few days of good ripening weather, they will find little demand for their services. Scotsman of Saturday. RE -PAVING OF OXFORD-STREET.—This sub ject was again brought before the Marylebone Vestry on Sa turday, a deputation from the inhabitants, who arc hostile to the project, having waited on the vestry to remonstrate with them. The object of the deputation was principally with a view to ulterior proceedings. After a great deal of discussion, , it was resolved unanimously by the Vestry, " That the depu tation be respectfully informed that the Vestry could not en tertain the application for suspending the proceedings for re paving Oxford-street." When this resolution was commu nicated to the deputation, Mr: Bailey intimated that it was the intention of the inhabitants of Oxford-strut, for whom he acted, to appeal. Mr. Kensett then postponed the subject of the re-paving of Oxford-sti est until the first Sturdy after the Bth of September. PRICE OF BREAD.--The price of bread in Edits burgh is to-day lowered to 10d. for cash, and 104 d. for credit. The General Steam Navigation Company's packet, the Giraffe, from Rotterdam, nuked . off - the Custom-house yesterday, having on board the Bishop of Rochester, and many other passengers of distinction. • " MR. GEORGE ROBINS AT TEIGNMOUTH. We have been visited professionally by that great model of auctioneers, George Robins, who offered Hennon House Villa for sale on Tuesday, at Veale's Hotel—the interest which the circumstance excited, and the crowd which his hammer attracted, are proofs of his superior talent ; but his work here was comparatively easy—he bad no occasion to draw from the inexhaustible stores of his imagination any tropes or figures to illustrate the beauty of Teignmouth—they were before him in reality, plain, palpable, and striking, but in describing them he dwelt with peculiar emphasis on the ad vantages of the lovely spot be was so anxious to dispose of. He is certainly a perfect master of the knocking down art : other auctioneers were present, basking in the sunshine of their prince's genius, and it is supposed we shall occasionally have glimpses of George reflected in the light which he has shed upon them. Sir J. Buller, our county Member, and other magnates were also present." The Sale at Exeter was held at the New London Inn. The lot offered was Oakford House. We observed several of our distinguished countymen, or their representatives present. and a host of local auctioneers, just as the violin players used to assemble about Paganini. The estate is unquestionably a very splendid bijou ; and the learned auctioneer had no diffi culty in any thing but an over estimate of its merits. Mr. R. R. Dark, attorney, of Sidmouth, was the highest bidder— fur a client—to the amo unt of 1,600 guineas. Mr. George Robins, it will be seen by advertisement, is commissioned to sell an estate in Tuscany. A very extraor dinary tribute to the fame of an English auctioneer.— Wes tern Times. MURDER AND SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. The beautiful and secluded 'little village of Hudnell, in Buckinghamshire, has lately been the arena of a murder and suicide of unexampled horror and atrocity. The report which we give is supplied by a gentleman residicg in the immediate neighbourhood, and we confidently rely on its authenticity. Mr. Thomas Allotson, a respectable farmer occupying the Hall farm, in the parish, and a man of good property, has a son, a youth of about 18 years of age, who is afflicted with frequent aberration of intellect. About six years ago, Thomas Allot son, jun., had a severe attack of typhus fever. From this ill. ness he recovered with the greatest difficulty, by the aid of the best medical advice that could be procured. Since that time to the present he has led an idle life, rambling about from place to place, and from field to field on his father's farm, without doing any kind of work. In fact, the poor fellow was in a state bordering on idiotcy. He was generally quiet and harmless, but at times he wrought himself into most alarming paroxysms of rage, when he attacked any person who came in his way, and destroyed everything within his reach. These paroxysms returned at irregular intervals, sometimes once or twice in a day, and then not for months together; they were brought on by the most trivial matters. His parents were advised by their medical attendant to let their son have Isis liberty, and not in any respect to put on even the appear ance of controul. In compliance with this advice, Thomas Allotson was allowed to ramble wherever he thought fit, to stay out as long as he thought proper, and to return at such times only as he pleased ; his food was placed in his bed-room, and he partook of what ever was laid before him without making any re mark. Ile rarely spoke to any person. If he accidentally met a friend, who put a question to him, he would look him earnestly in the face for a moment, and then run away. There was only one exception to this rule, and that was in favour of a little girl named Susan Saunderson, the daughter of a labour ing man in the employ of Mr. Allotson. For this child Thos. Allotson, jun., or as the villagers call him, " Poor Tom," had always a strong partiality. Within the last few weeks she has been the frequent companion of his walks. He would gather flowers for her, carry her in his arms, kiss her, and show her all the little endearments in his power. His parents, wishing to give the poor creature all the pleasure in their power, permitted him to associate with this little girl. On Thursday last " Poor Tom" called as usual at Saunderson's cottage for little Susan, and she went with him. As they did not return at their usual hour their parents became alarmed ; they waited patiently until nine o'clock, and then proceeded in search of them. They had not looked far before the body of the little girl was discovered on the bank of a river which runs through a considerable part of Mr. Allotson's farm. Blood was lying in pools around her, the whole of her d-ess was torn from her back, and her body was covered with wounds and bruises ; when taken up she was quite dead. The search was then continued, and at a long distance the body of Thomas Allotson was found, with his throat cut from ear to ear. In his hand he grasped with tenacity a large clasp knife, with which it was evident he had inflicted the murderous wound. The spectators,. in be holding this dreadful spectacle, were perfectly horrified; they had no doubt that the aretched being who lay weltering in his blood at their feet was the murderer of Susan Saunderson. No satisfactory reason can be assigned, although it is supposed that Allotson had worked himself into a phrensy, and then wreaked his vengeance on his helplass companion. The dis tress of the parents of both the children may readily be con ceived. The wife of Saunderson now lies in a dangerous state, a premature confinement having been the effect of her shock. A Coroner's Inquest is to be livid on Monday. The neighbourhood, for miles around, is in a state of the greatest anxiety and excitement. —Morning Paper. TONBRIDGE WELLS, AUG. 24.—The terativa nation of. Parliament has made a considerable difference in thu number of our visitants, and it is said that several families of distinction are about to engage louses here. Amongst our latest arrivals are Viscount Neville, at Neville Park ; and Lady Meade and Miss Tighe, at their respective residences. We have a very good band, which performs every morning on the parade. The Marquii of Camden, the Earl and Coun tess of Winchilsca, Mr. and Lady Cecil Delafield, and Lord I George Lennox passed through during the preceding week, on their way to different watering places. EXECUTION OF WILLIAM DEVEY The unfortunate Devey and his no less unfortunate victim. Davenport, were upon the best and mos t amicable terms, and their friendship was known t o a ll ; but it is to be f ea red that friendship was no t f ounded in sincerity, but only had it s . ori gin and existenc e from a similarity in e suerstanding, that friendship was instantly turned into the most misunderstands purs uits and plea sures of the two. In conse q uence of some® Dveixn Z deadly a hn .e,' li b ° m at least on the p art of the miserable Devey. it will be recolle cted, was a witness at the lastVinu.E Assizes, in a n action brought against Devey for obiainirv.,- Aervices of a work man from another tnanufacturer.; the m shop. that He was not , h owever, examined on the trial ; but fro c •riod Devey was determined on revenge, and took the desperate n ourse which has caused his untimely end. It is reported, with what truth we cannot say, that pro vocation was given by Davenport in dis p la y ing blue ribbons as having triumphed over Davey; but, be that as it may, such a petty aggra; ,ation MI Le no excuse for the murder. A short time before the Assize s commenced Devey planned his escape, and, being of a It: rn and desperate disposition, he would doubtless have risked his life in the attempt ; but this plan was discovered and frustrated, he was At his trial, and when sentence wa: p a ssed on bim, unmoved, and denied a recollection of coOmitting the murder. This observation he frequently repeated. med that the On Thursday evening last, Devey was info: following morning was fixed for his execution. hs WAS firm and collected, and replied he was quite prepared ; he did .not care for himself, his only care was for his wife and fame),.' After the impressive service was gone through he was conducted through the yards to the press-room, where lie was pinioned. At this distressing period he seemed rather shaken, and his countenance indicated a momentary depression, as if caused by a contemplation of his awful situation. It was scarcely perceptible, and he instantly recovered his former fortitude. After bidding the chaplain and others farewell, he proceeded with the utmost fortitude to the top of the scaffold, his countenance not changing in the sligh t est degree at the sight of the awful instrument, and then casting his eyes heaven. ward with great and deeply-affecting earnestness, hn addressed himself to the Almighty Father in terms which preyed how sincere were the words that flowed from his lips ; how peni tent and contrite he was for his sins; bow thankful he was for the mercies he had received at his hands since his condemwa tion ; and how grateful he was for the means of redemPtiorr provided by the unexampled love and mercy of the Saviour. Repeating the words " Father, Father, have mercy upon me!" in a manner and tone of fervent supplication, he con cluded his prayer with all the apparent satisfaction of calm serenity and well-grounded hope. The cap was drawn over his face—the fatal bolt was drawn—and the soul of the mu derer winged its flight to another world—to receive, we trust, the ;sardon of his Creator, and to dwell for ever in his heavenly kingdom man but 28 years of ag e . and of rather a mild and was about five feet nine. appearance. y n r a He was well-built,His education was imperfect, and it is said be` was addicted not so much to drinking as to other vices. The spectators were very numerous, more so than on many previous occasions. Their conduct, before and after the exe cution, was by no means proper, and exhibited a de:tree of levity at the fate of the miserable sufferer not at all cona:stent with the feelings of common humanity. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) In reciting the particulars of this tragical occurrence eve deeply regret that the efforts of the inhabitants of Birminge ham, who petitioned the Throne on the subject, were not suc cessful. It is understood that the gentlemen whose arrival in London has been already noticed (Mr. Sturge and Mr. Mor gan), proceeded to the Isle of Wight to gee Lord John Rus sell on Wednesday evening, where, we apprehend, they brought fully before his Lordship the evidence Vtbmitted to there at Birmingham, and which we are informed by a corre spondent was to be of the following character. the ques tion, our renders will remember, was, whether the convict was not insane at t'ee time of committing the act, and evidence in proof of this fact was elicited by the enquiries made subse quently to the trial, ia addition to that submitted to the Jury. The evidence, in its complete state, clearly showed a strong hereditary disposition to :usanity in the family, no less than four individuals, besides the convict, having been so affected, and the manifestations of its symptoms in the unhappy man himself was proved by the testimony both of a woman named Ryley and:her daughter, who spoke to his conduct previously to the commission of the act; and of the Rev. Mr. Childe, the Chaplain of the gaol at Warwick, whose statement refers to his conduct since commitment. None of this evidence was submitted on the trial. Dr. Conolly, who now resides at Birmingham, having examined the whole or the evidence which was to acccmpany the petition to the Queen, himself signed that document, and subjoined the following opinion, which we have been permitted to transcribe:— " Having read the whale of the statements accompanying this petition, I respectfully but earnestly submit the expres sion of my full conviction that the above-named WilliamDevey was not of sound mind at the time of committing the crime for which be is now under sentence of death." " ( Signed) " J. CONOLLY, M.D." We take this Cesportunity of adding some strictures on that particular passage or the Scriptures which is supposed, very unwarrantably. to authorree the infliction of cold-blooded mur der on the scaffold:— PUNISHMENT Or' DEATH. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SHEFFILL D INDEPENDENT. Sir,—Your Correspondent, H. S. R., has addressed you a letter, which appeared on the 11th instant, trying to justify the infliction of the punishment of death for the crime of murder. The first end principal ground on which be endeavours so to justify it, is the language recorded in the Scriptures (Gen. ix., 4,5, 6) as addressed to Noah, " Whoso sheddeth man's Wood, by man shall his blood be shed." Your Correspondent is perhaps a r.rebrev scholar, and able to tell us whether the passage in question may not be translated " Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man will his blood be shed." If it bear this translation, perhaps be can also inform us why it should not be understood as a predic tion instead of a command, in the same way as the words, " He that taketh the sword, shall (or will) perish with the sword" ( Matt. xxvi., 52). This suggestion is not original. If, notwithstanding. H. R. S. view this languag e as con taining a command, I foresee some di ffi culties In aopting his sentiments, which perhaps he will condescend to remove. These difficulties I will offer in the form of queries', What evidence have we that this " command" for shedding human blood was to be of perpetual obligation to the stud of time? The advocates of judicial bloodshed should of course be prepared to demonstrate this. If he says its intended perpetuity was not expressed but im plied, in the fact of this " command" being addressed to Noah, the progenitor of the post-diluvian world, we are naturally led. to ask whether, if such had really been the Divine intention, the " command" would not rather have been addressed to Adam, and the sentence enforced in the case of Cain, when the Almighty said to him (Genesis iv., 10), " The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me front the ground"—? Your correspondent remarks that " the special law which God made fur murderers only, has been infrinjed upon, and has been applied to criminals of almost every cliff:vent kind." If this be the case, does he consider such unwarranted judicial bloodshed to require expiation ? If he does, does he (to use his own words) think, as there is " satisfaction due to a broken law" of God, that therefore, either some of the legis lators who framed our existing sanguinary laws, or our rulers who administered them, ought to expiate their murderous crimes upon the scaffold, and share the fate of " Saul's seven sons ?" For, citing their case, your correspondent's words are these : —" The reply was, that it [the fa mine] was for the blood which [King] Saul had shed. The means of atonement adopted," continues your corre spondent, " was the having of Saul's seven sons ; and then we read, the Lord was entreated for the land." If H. S. R. intends to thus carry out his argument, there are no less than seventy-five Members of Parliament (or their descendants) to be hanged for their vote last year, which annexed the penalty of blood to other crimes than murder (and among them Mr. Ward, though at present sitting for Sheffield). By the way, the citing by H. S. R., of the case of Saul's seven sons, shows two things—first, that he considers capital punishment to be sometimes vicarious, as they suffered for the crime of their, .father Saul ; and secondly, that H. S. R. is rather hard pushed for arguments in support of the judicial doctrine of blood for blood. Only think, Mr. Editor, where we should arrive, in practically following out such suggestions. Who should we not have to put to death for the thousands that have been murdered on the scaffolds of England ? But our difficulties do net end here, in trying to adopt H. S. R 's interpretation put upon the words, " Whoso sheddeth man's blood," &c. for lie expressly states that every homicide which is not accidental is to be visited with death, no matter what the circumstances of extenuation. Your cor respondent H. S. R. must, therefore, according to his own showing, be prepared to make the law of England even more sanguinary that it is at present, inasmuch as he demands the blood of all persons convicted of" manslaught?r,"(not murder) of whom, I understand, there are in England nearly one hundred per annum. For it is obvious that the words, " Whoso sheddeth man's blood," &c. must include those who, upon sudden pro vocation, are guilty of the destruction of human life (man slaughter), a crime not punished by us as murder. Your correspondent further contends that under the Mosaic economy, the law remained as given to Noah. I leek, then, how happens it that the penalty of life for li'e is not recited in the decaloyue, written with the finger of God—the sixth commandment being, " Thou shalt do no murder," or more properly, " Thou shalt not commit ho m'cide ?" He, perhaps, replies that the judicial law of the Iraelites did ordain the forfeiture of life. It did so, and that for a variety of offences besides murder; such as idolatry, the breach of the Sabbath, &e. H. S. R. alleges that " the New Testament is silent upon the question under considera tion" (the punishment of murder). Now, I ask him to show me in the New Testament, the repeal of the capital punish. ments in practice among the Israelites, for any one of the va rious crimes here referred to : and if he cannot do so, his ob jection regarding the silence of the evangelical writers as to the crime of murder in particular. surely falls to the ground. These are only sonic of the objections I foresee to the in. terpretation and the doctrine of your correspondent, H. S. R. \\ hen he has answered them, perhaps I may trouble him with a few more. Aug. 14, IS3B SCRUTATOZ. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MANSION Housz.—On Wednesday the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave a splendid entertainment at the Mansion House; pp wards of seventy of their private friends sat down to dinner. The day was the anniversary of their wedding. There was as very large evening party to quadrilles, cards, Sic. NUTS TO CRACK.—The crop of hazel-nuts and filberts this year will, it is said, be abundant, almost beyond parellel in this part of the kingdom.—Devizes Gazette.